Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-13

Hines, of Chico; Father Tannan, of Ne
vada City Father McCabe, Of Marysville
Father McGrath, OF Yreka; Father Cole
man, of Woodland; Father Geralco, of
Gait; Father Hennbery. of Eureka, Hum
boldt county; Father Grace and Father
Haupts, of Sacramento.
A simple sketch of the ground
plan of the cathedral is given here
with, looking towards Eleventh street
from above. The point at which the corner
stone was laid is indicated at the corner of
Eleventh and X streets at the top of the
diagram. The length of the building will
be 204 feet, and the width, 116. The main
entrance will be on Eleventh street
through three 9-foot doorways, and
on either side will be towers IA feet
square and 125 feet high The
central, or bell tower will rise from %
foct base over 200 feet in hight. The 60
foot nave will be little less than 200 feet
in length the clerestory walls being sup
ported by pillars, will give the appearance
| of greater length. Over the central door
will be set rose window, and over the
great altar semi circular window, both to
be In stained glass with designs from sacred
scenes and portraiture. The great central
donie will light the nave admirably. In
each transept there are to be two chapels,
making five affairs in all. The seating ca
| pacity of the building will be about 1000.
but half as many more will be able to find
place in the structure. The foundations,
as shown in our design, rise eight feet above
! the Eleventh-street grade. They are ex-
| ceedlngly massive, and are laid upon heavy
| cement beds in very deep trenches. The
walls have risen in part above the base
ment foundations to nearly the hight of the
| first story window tops They will all be
up and the structure rooted in by the first
of November, butt is not probable that the
| cathedral will be completed for a year and a
half 1t will cost about $3.50, ,0O0. The ca
thedral is being built of the best brick with
granite trimmings. While Sacramento is
now the Bishops seat and the cathedral
city, the diocese will be known as heretofore.
as the Diocese of Grass Valley. The Epis-
copal See, until recently, has been at Ma
rysville, but the Bishop has now perma-
nently removed his official chair to Sacra-
mento.
Bishop Manogue has been eminently
successful as a church-builder throughout
his ecclesiastical career While vet a priest
be erected church buildings that cost over
S30O,000, ard when he was appointed
Bishop there remained scarcely a debt of
$1,000. He erected church at Virginia
City in 1868 that cost $4,000. It was
burned down m the great conhagration of
1879, and in 1875 he bu5lt another which
also cost $4,000. He also built a hospital
and convent in Virginia CITY. The
architect of the cathedral is BRIAN J
Clinch, of San Fl zncisco.
THE BISHOPS DINrRR.
Bishop Manogue gave dinner to party
OF TRENDS, at his residence, corner Twelfth
ana n, at P NJ. Al3 the clergy that par
ucipated IN the dedication exercises were
present, together wits those citizens who
had in charge the contribution boxes
State, Federal and city officials. Among
the invited guests, tie following were
noted Mayor Gregory, Hon. w. c. Hend-
ricks, Secretary Of State Superior Judge
J: w. Armstrong, Colonel T. w. Shsehan,
Hon. X. ID. Stephens, Postmaster; w. J.
o Bfien, d. McCarty, Captain Dwyer
Hon. +. ID. Ryan, John Ryan, CITY Trustee
Hugh Casey, Stephen Dwyer Brother
Slnan. Principal of Christian Brothers Col
lege, James McGnire. John Donahue, VIM
Seaman and members of the press The
head OF the table was presided over by the
Bishop. The viands were of the best and
the tables handsomely decorated with floral
pieces. The dinner hour was spent in
pleasant converse. The after dinner
speeches were many and eloquent. Re
sponses to toasts were made by Mayor
Gregory, Bishop Manogue, DR.. Phelan.
Col t. w. Sheehan, Judge ]. w. Arm
strong, F. D. Ryan, Father Haupt, Father
Grace, r. d. Stephens, w. C. Hendricks. ex-
Mayor Green and others.
AT 9P. NJ. the members of The Young
Mems Institute serenaded the Bishop with
the First Artillery Band.
The Sacramento Union of October %. 1854,
says
The cornerstone of the new Roman Catholic
Church on the northeast corner of X and Sew
enth streets, was laid yesterday with appropri-
ate religious ceremonies The day was pleas
ant, and a large concourSe participated in the
exercises. The discourse on the occasion was
preached by Bishop Alemany from the 10th and
2oth verses of the second chapter of the Ephe-
SLAMS. In the cornerstone was deposited a pa
per bearing an inscription in Latin, which
translated is as follows
In honor of the most blessed Trinity Father
Son and Holy Ghost, of the ever blessed Virgin
Mary and of the Saint Rosa of Lima, Patron of |
this Church. founded October Doth. in the wear
OF our Lold, 1854, Pins IX. Sovereign Pontif
Most Rev. Joseph Sadoc Allemani. Archbishop
OF San Francisco who presided at the laving Of
the cornerstone Rev. John Quinn Rev. Will
lam Kenny, pastors; James Megill, architect;
John Burns, Wm. SWeeny, Patrick McManus,
contractors.
In the stone were also placed copies of the
DAILY and WEEKLY UNION, STATE Journal and
san Francisco papers. The basement only of
she building Is to be erected this fall.